Chirps from Center Ice

If you have stumbled on this page you probably want to know what this blog is all about. Here goes………

—–> Started with Twitter when I bought an iPhone. Used it initially to periodically update Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins games. Then started getting feedback that people wanted more in the way of updates so started “live tweeting” Penguins games.

—–> Started a blog about a year later to go more in detail with the Twitter updates and add more. Never thought it would get as detailed as it is with AHL Previews at the beginning of the year for every team, Pregame “Gameday” reports, “Postgamer” writeups in addition to live tweeting the game in between.

—–> Never took a journalism class. Has no interest in crossing over into full time journalist or “member of the media.” Likes being nothing more than a fan blogger.

—–> AHL beat writers are my heroes. The men and women who grind away for stories at the 10 a.m. practices and pound out entries keeping the fanbase informed via twitter, blog or print. They see things I don’t. They are an extension of the coaching staff and in some cases the true spokespersons for the team.

Likes:

• AHL over NHL
• Mascots
• Redheads
• Beating Hershey
• Having stuff to write about
• Getting comments on a blog entry
• When beat writers follow on twitter or link to my blog

Would like to:

• Visit every AHL arena at least once
• Win a Calder Cup
• Learn how to skate
• Have the AHL follow me on Twitter

Will probably never Facebook. Fully realize that Facebook is wildly more popular that Twitter or blogging will ever be. Would probably get 500 reads a day and double my Twitter followers if I ever caved but, no.

“Let’s Go Pens!”